Kerry will gain back some ground but not enough to affect the outcome. The race from here on out, is President Bush's to lose.
"Kerry will gain back some ground but not enough to affect the outcome. The race from here on out, is President Bush's to lose."
That's kind of how I see it too. Kerry is remarkably like Gore and Dukakis -- stiff, humorless, out of touch. It's amazing how they keep nominating these kinds of people. Wonder if W would be better served by sidestepping debates, with their potential for a mis-step? Or would he be so berated for chickening out that he would lose too much? I think the last President who did not debate his opponent was LBJ, and it sure didn't hurt him. Of course, the precedent was not so established then, either.